Resources
New Business Development Workbooks
- Starting an Ag-Business? A Pre-planning Guide (PDF)
- 7 Steps to Starting an Agricultural Business in South Carolina (PDF)
- Doing Business Together - A Joint Business Agreement Guide (PDF)
Business Transition Workbooks
- Business Transfer Guide - Junior Generation (PDF)
- Business Transfer Guide - Senior Generation (PDF)
- Using Farm Assets for Retirement (PDF)
- Estate Planning For Farm Families (PDF)
New Business Development Resources
Cooperative Development
- South Carolina Cooperative Guide (PDF)
- Types of Cooperatives, Benefits and Constraints
- Role of Cooperatives in Local Food Chains
- Cooperative Development Resource Links
- Collaborative Meat Processing Opportunities (PDF)
- Collaborative Meat Processing Opportunities 5-22-2022 Webinar Video (YouTube)
Grant Support
- ACRE Grants Guide (PDF)
- USDA Pandemic Response & Safety Grant Webinar Video (10-14-2021, YouTube)
- Value-Added Producer Grant Resources (USDA)
- USDA VAPG Webinar (1-7-2021) Workshop Video (USDA ACRE YouTube)
- Value Added Producer Grant: What You Need to Know (USDA, PDF/PPT)
- Value-Added Producer Grant 2022: VAPG Planning Grant Toolkit (USDA, .docx)
- Value-Added Producer Grant 2022: VAPG Working Capital Grant Toolkit (USDA, .docx)
- Value-Added Producer Grant 2021: Filling Out Expense Reports Webinar (Grant Awardees)
Cooperative Development Resource Links
Presentations and Publications
USDA Publications for Cooperatives
Steps to Starting a Cooperative
Deciding How to Structure Your Business
Co-operative Governance Fit to Build Resilience in the Face of Complexity
Mulit-stakeholder Cooperative and Consumer Co-ops
Cooperative Equity and Ownership
Cooperatives and Community Development: A Perspective on the Use of Cooperatives in Development
Considering Cooperation: A Guide for New Cooperative Development
Cooperative Development Centers and Networks
Ohio Cooperative Development Center
Kansas State University Arther Capper Cooperative Center
Cooperative Development Services
Cooperative Development Institute
Cooperative Development Foundation
Cooperative Grocer Network
Federation of Southern Cooperatives
